My life as an expat American artist living in Andalusia on the Costa del Sol, Spain, in Canillas de Albaida, a tiny mountain village and artists' colony, prods me to share vistas of life and art in south Spain as I search for the next Picasso or Goya, showcasing independent Spanish and international painters, illustrators and sculptors, galleries and exhibitions.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

ArtTraveler digests current exhibitions by Spanish artists

Victoria Frances: A taste for the living dead.

The Spanish Andalusian painter, Aurora Romera continues her exposition of vivid and abastract paintings in her home town, Alcala De Gudaira, Sevilla, Andalucia.

Victoria Frances is a well-known Spanish artist who works in the Gothic style. Her paintings often show young women tortured in love and sometimes obsessed with vampires.

Victoria Cano
Valencia’s Victoria Cano in 2008 was selected to represent Spain in the Beijing Olympic Fine Arts 2008 exhibition.As her entry, she chose
a 140×140 cm oil and acrylic painting entitled Poppy Skin. This red painting was chosen to express the passion of human power.

Jordi Alcaraz: Traslucido represents the first comprehensive view in America of Alcaraz’s works. According to online sources, the exhibition "brings together large and small scale works which transcend the categories of paintings, sculptures, and drawings as they blend all media, employing assemblage-like manner and installation."

An exhibition of traditional works from Mexico and the American Southwest by top artists working in the diverse media, including weaving, pottery and sand-painting. Through Jan. 10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed this weekend for renovations. $4, $3 students and seniors and free for members and children younger than 13. 303-571-4401 or museo.org.

At Bitforms beginning 18 December, Spanish artist Daniel Canogar’s work plays with video projected on odd supports like a group of shiny cd’s on a wall or an unspooled and zig-zag-installed piece of VHS tape. The indoor fireworks lack sufficient content to ground the work in something more than light, color and motion.

Francesc Ruiz will install new work in the toilet of the George and Dragon Pub, covering the walls with issues of Sukia, an erotic Italian comic from late 1970s and early 80s, featuring the adventures of a jet-setting vampire and Gary, her gay butler. The White Cubicle Toilet Gallery is curated by Pablo Le�n de la Barra. Location: The White Cubicle Toilet Gallery, George and Dragon Public House, 2 Hackney Road, London E2 7NS. ARTIST LED TOUR: Francesc Ruiz Saturday 11 December, 3pm As part of the Open Studio Weekend at Gasworks, Francesc Ruiz will reveal the research behind his solo exhibition and discuss the use of comics in his practice. Bookings: Free admission, booking is recommended. E-mail booking@gasworks.org.uk or call 020 7587 5202.

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Stefan van Drake aka Stephen Van Drake is an award-winning print journalist and photographer, published poet, lyricist and musician (blues & rock harmonica), a retired public interest trial lawyer and activist, who paints in oils and sculpts in alabaster. And who collects and showcases the works of Spanish, Latin American, European and other international emerging artists with special emphasis on independent artists living in south Spain. He has resided in 5 countries, traveling in 33 others and also curates a restaurant gallery.